Prospect Insider - Blake Snell, LHP

Blake Snell, LHP

By Jason A. Churchill

By 04-03-2011

I went and checked out another area prospect last week, this time checking in on left-hander Blake Snell of Shorewood High School.

There doesn't appear to be a consensus on Snell among the area scouts I have talked to -- some prefer him to Redmond's Dylan Davis, some do not.

Subscribers can find out why that is in my scouting report on Snell, as well as check out the video I shot of him by clicking here.

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Jason A. Churchill is Executive Editor at Prospect Insider, founded in 2006, and has covered scouting and player development since 2003, writing for publications such as InsidethePark.com, the Seattle Post-Intelligencer and The News Tribune. You can follow Jason on Twitter @ProspectInsider, as well as @ESPN_MLBDraft, and contact him via email at Churchill@ProspectInsider.com.

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1. By: bavasisabum on 04-03-2011 20:16:37
Jason this has nothing to do with the article but it looks like Smoak has refined his approach at the plate (more so from the right side). Im not sure how much of Montero you have seen lately but you seem to be a strait shooter when it comes to evaluating players. At this point which player would you rather have, Smoak or Montero?

2. By: Jason A. Churchill on 04-03-2011 20:28:20
Nothing different mechanically or in his approach from either side compared to last August in AAA and September in the big leagues.

Three games in after a not-great but not-awful spring just isn't enough to use as anything, either.

Still prefer Smoak, however.

3. By: Adam T on 04-04-2011 00:27:55
Jason - How did Ackley finish up minor-league camp?

4. By: Jason A. Churchill on 04-04-2011 00:38:56
Just fine.

I'll have a notebook from the final week of MILB camp coming up Monday. Pretty good stuff in it.

5. By: lewis on 04-04-2011 16:45:18
Jason,

To you does this pitcher (Snell)have an easy motion or is it on the side of effort in his motion. Critique would help me learn what I'm seeing.

Thanks

6. By: Adam P. Boyd on 04-04-2011 20:50:30
Clinton's roster released.

Littlewood, Burgoon, Wiswall, Morla, Gi Kim, Mieses, Snow, Morban, Romero among the names.

Sort of surprised Blash is not on the roster.

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